I interpreted Miles's look more as a "who the fuck is this guy"; like when somebody sees a celebrity in an airport and hands their camera to a friend and runs over; I don't think Kenny registers enough on his radar for him to be mad...
I like the way the gesture could be read as "let me introduce you to...", as if the guy in the background is the unknown quantity or the one magnanimously included in the picture.
Personally...Miles looks somewhat bemused to me. Plong42 nailed it with the Kenny/Saget parallel).. .btw.. kenny looks alot different (on every level) in his thumbnail photo here at eMusers (which he has apparently removed).
What, you haven't friended Kenny? This image is plastered all over the Net now, not to say "gone viral." But you can also see it on Kenny's page, where there is a funny mix of comments respectful and otherwise. There is something almost charming about the ingenousness/obliviousness of Kenny and his fans, take your pick.
Not really BN - we're discussing Kenny G, an American mainly alto saxophone player. Think of the worst kind of muzak played in hotels and lifts, BN and you are about there. All gentle with a weak electronic organ type backing track. If I can bear it I'll find a track on YouTube and add in a few minutes.
Edit - Songbird is his most famous (infamous?) track. It is the complete opposite to Miles Davis in jazz terms. Also Forever in Love
Yes, a lot of people do like him, my father included. I could draw a tentative conclusion about the musical tastes of people in the US from this, but I know it isn't true of people here!!
I was appalled to hear a couple of years ago that Kenny G's Christmas album was at that time the best seller of the genre of all time. Not to mention he has sold a boatload of albums otherwise. I can't understand it.
Miles caption - " Blow that thing in my ear again, motherf**ker, and I'll shove it up so far you can pick your teeth with it."
BDB, I think when you look beyond the musical cognoscenti such as ourselves, one of the attributes people value most in their music is that it be "relaxing." And Kenny's music is certainly that...as is sodium pentothal, for example.
Ah well, to each his own. To me, Kenny G would be the waiting-room music in Hell, while in Heaven you would hear Ornette Coleman or Mal Waldron. For many (probably most!) people, it would probably be the other way around.
@Craig, thanks for the commercial, lol.
When I look at the picture now, what I'm getting is that Miles is actually looking round to see if anyone is watching before he pulls the baseball bat from under his shirt.
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Edit - Songbird is his most famous (infamous?) track. It is the complete opposite to Miles Davis in jazz terms. Also Forever in Love
I hope that helps, BN
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Miles caption - " Blow that thing in my ear again, motherf**ker, and I'll shove it up so far you can pick your teeth with it."
The Audi commercial caused a serious case of ROTFLMAO. - Thanks Craig.
Ah well, to each his own. To me, Kenny G would be the waiting-room music in Hell, while in Heaven you would hear Ornette Coleman or Mal Waldron. For many (probably most!) people, it would probably be the other way around.
When I look at the picture now, what I'm getting is that Miles is actually looking round to see if anyone is watching before he pulls the baseball bat from under his shirt.